Nationwide hosts fourth annual grain bin safety contest to help save lives
The contest has awarded grain rescue tubes to 32 fire departments across 15 states
DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fourth consecutive year, Nationwide is collaborating with industry leaders and agricultural professionals to host the Nominate Your Fire Department Contest as part of this year's Grain Bin Safety Week.
The safety contest runs from Jan. 1 through May 31. It will award grain rescue tubes and specialized hands-on training to help first responders save lives when farmers and other workers become dangerously entrapped in grain bins and other grain storage structures.
"Deploying a grain rescue tube is the only way to safely remove someone trapped in grain," said Brad Liggett, president of Nationwide Agribusiness. "Until we can convince all farmers and other grain handlers to develop a zero-entry mentality, we will continue to make tubes available."
Since its inception in 2014, the contest has attracted over 1,000 nominations and awarded tubes and training to 32 fire departments across 15 states. One of those winners — the Westphalia Fire Department in Kansas — used their new skills in 2015 to rescue a man who became entrapped in a grain bin.
Grain Bin Safety Week 2017 is made possible by Nationwide, the No. 1 farm insurer1, CHS, West Side Salvage, Specialty Risk Insurance, ABIS, KC Supply Co., The Scoular Company, Authur J Gallagher & Co., NOHR Wortmann Engineering, National Farm Medicine Center and the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety.
For more information about the program, purpose or nomination process, visit www.grainbinsafetyweek.com.
About Nationwide
Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and strongest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the U.S. and is rated A+ by both A.M. Best and Standard & Poor's. The company provides a full range of insurance and financial services, including auto, commercial, homeowners, farm and life insurance; public and private sector retirement plans, annuities and mutual funds; banking and mortgages; pet, motorcycle and boat insurance. For more information, visit www.nationwide.com.
Nationwide, Nationwide is on your side and the Nationwide N and Eagle are service marks of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. © 2017 Nationwide.
1 Source: 2015 SNL Financial Report. Based on statutory data.
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